How sweet! Hollywoodlife.com has learned EXCLUSIVELY that Kanye cried when he found out he was going to be a father!

Kanye West, 35, shocked everyone when he announced that he was going to be a father at his Atlantic City concert on Dec. 30. Find out how the rapper reacted when Kim Kardashian, 32, was the one to share the news that she’s pregnant!

“He’s known this for some time now,” a source close to Kanye tells Hollywoodlife.com. “You don’t even know how f**king excited this [guy] is about being a father.”

According to the source, Kanye was overcome with emotion when Kim told him the good news.

“He’s like really on one right now and I don’t know if I should say this, but [Kanye] was crying when Kim told him she was knocked up,” the source reveals.

The source also adds, “I heard he got on his knees in front of Kim, she rubbed his head while he was crying and he was kissing her stomach. Guess he was overwhelmed at that point and couldn’t believe he’s about to be a father.”

The Kardashian Family Tweets About Kim and Kanye’s Baby

Kanye wasn’t the only one filled with excitement when he heard the news, the Kardashian clan took to Twitter to express their joy.